Washtub



Feb. 24; 1931. FOSTER I 1,794,285

WASHTUB Filed Sept. 25. 1929 m j WM' ,4 7- TURNES/ Patented Feb. 24, 1931 MYRTLE G. FOSTER, OF PORTLAND, OREGON WASHTUIB Application filed September 23, 1929. Serial No. 394,524.

This invention relates generally to containers, and particularly to tubs for washing clothes.

The main object of this invention is to provide an improved form of wash tub which will overcome a number of objections present in the ordinary form of circular metal tub. I

The second object is to construct the wash tub so that it will be extremely rigid ip construction for a given weight of material and size of tub.

These, and other objects, will become more apparent fromthe specification following as 5 illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

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Figure 1 is a perspective view showing how a pair of tubs may be used in conjunction with a washing machine.

Figure 2 is a plan of a single tub. Figure 3 is a side elevation of a tub taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an elevation of the tub from the handle end.

Figure 5 is a section along the line 55 in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the apron.

Similar numbers of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a wash tub having a circular bottom 10 whose side 11 gradually merges into four flat sides or panels 12 whose points of intersection 13 are preferably in the form of a curve of much smaller radius than has the bottom 10, so as to form convenient discharge troughs. A wire 14 is preferably bound around the upper edge of the tubby rolling in the same,'as is the common practice. Handles 15 and oranmental stifiening beads 16 are preferably also employed. An apron 17, which is a U-shaped elongated metal section, is used to unitethe edges of a pair of tubs (as shown in Figure 1).

In order to illustrate the advantages of this device there is shown a washing machine. 18 provided with a swinging wringer 19 and also a bench 20 upon which the tubs are placed.

The operation of the device is as follows:

When used separately the main advantage of this tub resides in its stiffness and greater top surface area, as well as providing'a better place against which a wash board may rest, also in providing a better place for fastening a wringer. But when used in conjunction with another tub of any shape, or in conjunction with a washing machine other advantages become apparent. Naturally the greatest advantage arises when two of these tubs are used in conjunction with each other, or when one ofthese tubs is used in con unce tion with a straight sided washing machine,

since it not only shortens the distance thru which the dripping clothes must betransferred, but actually eliminates the space or crack through which water can fall to the To use these devices successfully it is only necessary to place the same with the flat side i edges of the tubs assuring their remaining in a correct position. I Y 7 I It will be noted in Figure 1 that the washing machine 18 is also placed against one of the tubs and that its wringer 19 is capable of swinging into various positions, whereby clothes may be wrung into or out of the tubs or machine. 1 While it is possible to construct these tubs with straight sides it is not only more expensive to do so, but the tub becomes inherently weak and incapable of withstanding the strains imposed thereon by wringing and otherwise directing forces against the tub sides. i

It will also be understood that one ormore of the sides could be left round, although of course it is desirable to make such devices as symmetrical as possible.

I claim: 1. A tub having a bottom, and a'continuous side wall having therein two fiat panels at right angles to each other and a curved trough betweensaid panels extending smooth- 1; downwardly and inwardlyof the tub from the top of the side wall, the transverse width of the trough increasing from top to bottom.

2. In a tub, a circular bottom, a side wall rising from the bottom ininverted conical shape to a chosen level, then rising substantially vertically from fourequis aced points at such level, to form four space plane faces widening upwardly, said side wall also rising upwardly and outwardly from said level between said points forming four'curved surfaces integral with the plane faces and forming four outwardly directed troughs the env tire surfaces of which lie outside of an imaginary cylindrical surface rising from the cir-- cular bottom.

MYRTLE G. FOSTER. 

